Cartesian

Cartesian robot for industrial automation

Cartesian robot for industrial automation

A new cartesian robot is available from Intellidrives. Built with precision ball screw actuators and offered with travel lengths from 100 to 1,000mm, it performs coordinated motion via a multi-axis motion controller. The cartesian robot can be motorized with stepper motors or brushless servo motors. Contact-less end-of-travel limit senors are installed on these systems. Further, […]

By September 15, 2023 Read More →
Sumitomo brings own-brand robots to PLAST 2023

Sumitomo brings own-brand robots to PLAST 2023

At PLAST 2023 in Milan, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Italia will showcase its SAM own-brand robotics series, alongside two energy-efficient and compact IntElect machines equipped with digital tools and remote monitoring. Showcasing itself as a ‘one-stop’ supplier of advanced and sustainable all-electric injection moulding systems, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will release its machine status systems to the […]

By August 31, 2023 Read More →
Components for entry level robotics systems

Components for entry level robotics systems

Servo Components and Systems will be exhibiting an extensive range of motion products at MachineBuilding.Live, including linear electric actuators, linear electric motors, servo drives, brushless motors and gearheads. These components can be assembled into simple pick and place, XYZ gantry, push/pull or stacking systems for entry level robotics and automation. Servo Components and Systems specialises […]

By August 22, 2023 Read More →
Acorn appointed Bosch Rexroth LT Solution Partner

Acorn appointed Bosch Rexroth LT Solution Partner

Acorn has been appointed an LT Solution Partner for Bosch Rexroth Linear Motion Technology. Rexroth offers a very wide range of linear motion solutions, from a single component to multi-axis complete systems. Solutions available from Acorn and Bosch Rexroth include rod actuators, rod-less actuators, 1, 2 and 3D planar gantries, along with cartesian robot systems. There […]

By May 30, 2023 Read More →
Matara brings gripper tech to Automation UK

Matara brings gripper tech to Automation UK

Matara UK, specialist in automation, pneumatics and linear motion products, is pleased to be exhibiting at the inaugural Automation UK exhibition from 20-21st June 2023 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Supported by the British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA), this new event will showcase the latest industrial products and services, robots, robotic systems, systems […]

By May 19, 2023 Read More →
Igus brings engineering and sales into virtual reality

Igus brings engineering and sales into virtual reality

Igus has created a digital parallel universe, the new iguverse, that prepares sales and engineering professionals for how they will work together in the future in the metaverse. The online game Fortnite shows how powerful a digital parallel universe can become – a computer game that allows people to participate in social events in a […]

By May 15, 2023 Read More →
PI showcases hexapods and cartesian linear robots

PI showcases hexapods and cartesian linear robots

Discover PI’s featured applications for micro-precision 6-axis hexapod parallel kinematic robots, cartesian robots (gantries), and high precision linear-motor and torque motor stages at the 2023 Robotics Summit. The Summit’s expo, held annually in Boston, offers hands-on access to state-of-the-art design and development of applications utilising robotics and intelligent robotic systems and services. PI’s high precision […]

By May 12, 2023 Read More →
RBTX makes it easy to ride the automation wave

RBTX makes it easy to ride the automation wave

Recent International Federation of Robotics (IFR) figures show the rising global demand for robots, partly in response to companies’ challenges with labour and inflation. Many do not know where to start, but Igus’s RBTX platform is the perfect entry point for beginners and designers of small automation projects. The International Federation of Robotics reports that […]

By May 11, 2023 Read More →
New configuration tool for gantry robot systems

New configuration tool for gantry robot systems

Designed with customers in mind, HepcoMotion is pleased to announce an advanced configuration tool for its HGS gantry systems, which guides customers through all stages of the selection process and enables configuration of multi-axis systems in minutes. The product configurator quickly calculates bearing, beam and end stop requirements to specify the optimum gantry solution to […]

By April 20, 2023 Read More →
Four steps to building your robot with RBTX

Four steps to building your robot with RBTX

Building a robot from design to manufacture doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it can be done in four easy steps with the RBTX platform. The video shows how easy it is. And with the RBTX platform, there is support and expert advice through the entire process: in four simple steps, you will have […]

By March 31, 2023 Read More →